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(No Model.)

K. BUKAWIETIS.

WINDOW STAND.

No. 399,491. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

WITNESSES:

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' ATTORNEY! UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

KAZIMIERAS .ll. 'l A\\'lllllS, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGXUR. Uh ()NEJ'IALL TOI\l F.N- DEL PIANKO, OF SAME PLAFE, AND ADAM MOREN, ()1 NE\\' YORK, N.Y.

WINDOW-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,491, dated March12, 1889.

Application filed March 19, 1888.

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Be it known that 1,1(nzrnncmsBuuwwmms, of Brooklyn, Kings county, Stateof New York, have invented certain new and uset'ul 5 lm ')rovements inWindow-Stands, ot which the following is a slwciticatiol'i.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved window-standforming a balcony or support for a person engaged in cleaning windows,which stand is simple in construction, strong, durable, and safe, andcan be folded very compactly when not in use, and can be applied andadjusted very easily and readily.

The invention consists in a window-stand formed of bars u nitedl latsforming a seat, braces hinged to the e ds of said bars, rods connectingthe swinging ends of the braces are passed, and keys or pins in saidbars resting againstthe retaining-bars.

The invention also consists 1n the construe tion and combination ofparts and details, as

person can sit on the seatformed of the slats will be fully describedand set forth hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectionof my improved Serial No. 267,730. (No model.)

which they rest. Said rests may be madepermanent, or may be secured toscrews screwed 50 and are preferably united and braced by wires or rodsM. Blocks K are secured to the under sides of the bars A, and are torest against the outer surface of the windowsill.

The stand is first put: out of the window and the bars A rested upon thesills, the rests G on the ends of the braces C resting against the Faceof the wall some distance below the sill. The bars Aarethen passedthrough the with the above-mentioned bars, a retainingapertures or slotsof the retaining-bar land bar through which the above-mentioned barstures in the bars A.

the pins or keys J passed through the aper- The retaining-bar I extendstransversely across the window-casing on the inside and rests. againstsaid casing,

window-stand, showing the manner in which it is applied. same. tionalview of a modified construction.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

' The two bars Aare united by a series of slats, B, and an upright endslat, C. To the outer end of the bars A the braces D are pivoted, whichhave their swinging ends connected with the bars A by rods E, said rodsbeing 40 hinged'to the braces and provided at their upper ends withhooks that can engage suitable eyes on the bars A. Said braces I) arebent at theirlower ends to form a support for the foot-board 11, securedthereon. In the lower endsjolf the braces the adjustable rests G areprovided, the faces of. which are preferably covered with leather orcloth to prevent them from d etacing the wall against Fig. 2 is a planview of the Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sec j thereby holding thestand in position. A

B and can rest his foot on the foot rail or board F.

The construction shown inFig. is slightly modified. The upper ends ofthe rods or wires E can engage notches A of the bars A, parts of saidbars being bent to be edgewise. This stand is very strong and durable,safe, and reliable, simple in construction, and can be folded verycompactly when not in use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a window-stand, the combination, with two barsunited by slats forming a seat, of braces hinged to the ends of saidbars and united at their swinging ends by a foot-rail, rods connectingthe swinging ends of the braces with the above-mentioned bars, aretaining-bar through which the fllJOVG-IHGIL tioned bars are passed,and keys or pins in said bars and resting againstthe retaining bar,substantially as herein shown and described.

i. The combination, with two bars united by slats forming a seat, ofbraces hinged to the ends of said bars, a foot-rail uniting the swingingends of said braces,- rests on the swinging ends of the braces, rodsconnecting the swinging ends of the braces with the ends of said bars, aretaining-bar through which the above-mentioned bars are passed, and

keys or pins passed through apertures in said bars and resting againstthe retaining-bars, substantially as herein shown and described. IO

KAZIMIERAS BUKAXVIETIS. Vitnesses:

ADAM MQREN, ALKON SOLTZBERG.

